⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their two- Owned the paint, 44 points inside to 22
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 26
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bulls
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 10:02 · CHI 58-49 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Kurt Thomas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:56 · CHI 76-62 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Glen Davis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 4:03 · CHI 13-12 BOS
- Technical
Paul Pierce technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 1:54 · CHI 20-16 BOS
📊The numbers
| CHI | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 9 | Threes made | 2 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 14 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
